In The News: Department of History

KNPR News

黑料网 history professor Gregory Brown, along with other faculty and staff, founded the university鈥檚 first Jewish Affinity Group. Its aim is to host discussions on Jewish identity and expand 黑料网鈥檚 Jewish studies.

KSNV-TV: News 3

The day many thought would never come arrived on Monday when there was a groundbreaking for a new high-speed rail to connect Las Vegas to Southern California. There has been talk about it for years, but those behind the Brightline West project say it's finally happening.

Yahoo! Sports

Oliver Lewis wasn't supposed to win the first Kentucky Derby.

PBS

One track on Taylor Swift鈥檚 new album, 鈥淭he Tortured Poets Department,鈥 honors a long-celebrated, oft-miscast heroine of American feminism: actress Clara Bow. As historians of the 1920s, we鈥檝e studied Bow鈥檚 fame and her cultural legacy. At her ranch in rural Nevada, we oversee a collection of her personal artifacts, including her clothing and a makeup case.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

The final track on Taylor Swift鈥檚 11th studio album, 鈥淭he Tortured Poets Department,鈥 released on Friday, April 19, is named after a prominent Nevada historical figure. 鈥淵ou look like Clara Bow in this light, remarkable,鈥 Taylor sings as the song about ambitious women begins. But who exactly was Clara Bow?

Louisville Courier Journal

Oliver Lewis wasn't supposed to win the first Kentucky Derby. The jockey atop Aristides was instructed to have the horse serve as a "rabbit" and go hard at the beginning of the race to wear down the field, so stablemate Chesapeake could preserve his energy for the end to ride to victory.

Hill

In a town typically light on fashion and heavy on partisan friction, what one high-profile figure wore to a swanky White House affair has ignited a ferocious debate seemingly just as polarizing as politics in Washington.

Nevada Business

Vegas All In, a new, original docu-series from Vegas PBS, premiered in March and airs on Channel 10 at 10 p.m. and digital installments are now also available on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube under the handle of @VegasAllInPBS.

Guardian

Las Vegas鈥檚 famous Tropicana hotel is no more. Its guests were abruptly asked to leave earlier this month and its gold-domed casino closed 鈥 signaling the end of an icon of classic Sin City life where glamor, celebrity and crime seemed to go hand in hand.

The Independent

The Tropicana has been synonymous with old-world Las Vegas glamour for nearly seven decades 鈥 but the legendary landmark has now closed its doors to make way for a $1.5 billion baseball stadium. As historians scramble to preserve the Tropicana鈥檚 colourful past, the site鈥檚 sporting future exemplifies the city鈥檚 ever-changing identity

KSNV-TV: News 3

Vice President Kamala Harris was in town on Monday as she continues her campaign trail. The Vice President highlighted the impact of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a law signed by President Joe Biden in 2022 that led to a new rule announced by the Justice Department requiring anyone who sells guns to run federal background checks. This was Harris' fourth visit to the Las Vegas valley so far this year. 黑料网 professor and chair of the history department Dr. Michael Green also stopped by to talk more about her visit.

Yahoo!

One track on Taylor Swift鈥檚 new album, 鈥淭he Tortured Poets Department,鈥 honors a long-celebrated, oft-miscast heroine of American feminism: actress Clara Bow. As historians of the 1920s, we鈥檝e studied Bow鈥檚 fame and her cultural legacy. At her ranch in rural Nevada, we oversee a collection of her personal artifacts, including her clothing and a makeup case.